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Yeah, this is most notable to me via my love of The Three Stooges. Columbia Pictures rehashed, regurgitated, and remade shorts quite often to the Stooges dismay. Unabashedly taken from Wikipedia... In 1952: the Shemp Era "Production was significantly faster, with the former four-day filming schedules now tightened to two or three days. In another cost-cutting measure, White would create a "new" Stooge short by borrowing footage from old ones, setting it in a slightly different storyline, and filming a few new scenes often with the same actors in the same costumes. White was initially ver

I think you are right about people your age, but I think the studios hope that younger audiences will find it new and different. I'm sure an older brother or dad will tell them "Oh that was on when I was a kid." But a huge chunk of the movie going public is between 11-20. So which came first: the demographic or the product? I am going to say the demographic came first, due to parents assuming a movie costs less than a babysitter. When I worked at a movie theater, it was all high school kids coming in for these types of movies. And on top of that 70% of the time we would have to go in a

Lol...Ok, I just remembered about this remake. Nightmare On Elm Street with Jackie Earle Haley playing Freddy Krueger. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AytCMB0YW8 This was expected after Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Friday The 13th, & My Bloody Valentine. Also, other 80s movies being remade for a 2010 release date include: Red Sonja with Rose McGowan in lead role, Red Dawn, Back To School, & Footloose with Chace Crawford in Bacon's role. And for 2011 you can look forward to Conan, Short Circuit, Hellraiser, Poltergeist, & Romancing The Stone. If you think that I'm kidding, lo

Bull Moose Records I swear by this store. It's for real.

What about having a sequel to a cult classic 28 years later? Take a look at Tron Legacy coming Christmas 2010 in all the variations of 3D: IMAX, Disney Digital, & Real 3D. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y-7-Mt6uYk&feature=PlayList&p=AB2DBEAFB0BE97D0&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=17 I think this looks amazing, even if the special effects that made the 1st one seem so ahead of its' time aren't really here. Rather it looks upgraded very well. I wish that they still used the black & white face inside the outfit. But this should be interesting to follow. I'd rer

Ok, I started another separate thread awhile back about this next movie, but I'm going to bring it up again. Hot Tub TIme Machine is an homage to the 80s comedies and also very modern at the same time. I've read the script thanks to a friend of mine who found it online. While some may be skeptical from the trailer, I can promise you that it's "all part of the plan". The best stuff is not in the trailer which makes it the perfect recipe for runaway comedy hit of the year. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DCFPS58KYY

And in 2010 we will have 2 more 80s franchises getting reboots... The A-Team That's Bradley Cooper as Face, Liam Neeson as Hannibal, Sharlto Copley as Murdock, and Rampage Jackson as Baracus. It is directed by Joe Carnahan who did Narc and Smokin' Aces. Next up is the sight for sore-eyes remake of (drum roll please) The Karate Kid....and look who's fucking in it..,...is that Jackie Chan and WIll Smith's son..?!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jy3TwgpOfr0 Chan: Le me protec you from bad schoo kid, so they don steal your lunch money. Smith, Jr: Thanks Mr. Miyagi.

Hmm..it's interesting that I just read an interview with uber-Producer Joel Silver. His philosophy is to remake bad to ok films. Edit: From Collider.com Silver: I don’t know. I mean, to remake a movie that…I don’t know if I want to remake things that I was happy with, you know? If there were movies that didn’t work or weren’t effective or that are out there in the world that I think could be good movies, I mean I would be open. But, I mean, not really. I mean, we talked about maybe remaking “Commando” at one point because that wasn’t….I think it could have been a much better movie and we d

Hmm...I think Sam Worthington spent some quality time on the casting couch. Terminator Salvation, Avatar and now this?! It looks decent enough. I think it's trying to cash in on that 300 crowd. It's got a similar release date in March. There's 2 trailers the first made this one look like a rock video/video game. The 2nd one looked alright. If there's a robotic owl, I'm there.

Actually, as I'm sure you may know James Cameron wrote the script himself. I haven't seen it yet. I'm waiting until it quiets down at my IMAX theater. So I won't be seeing it until next decade.

Hmm. I was just listening to this yesterday in my car. And I truly mean this. I seem to only listen to the covers from this show.

I use Word Perfect (I really like the layout) and just switched to Microsoft Word (Mac). Tough to get used to it. I would like to try an excel spreadsheet at some point. I'm also setting out to write at least 2 scripts this coming year and prepare 2 older ideas into outlines and character building etc. It's funny and odd that you used the word albatross, as that's one of the character's last names in one of my ideas floating in my head. I'd also like to speak to some people on here about Minnesota for one of my ideas. I have what I think is a pretty neat idea for a modern day film noir se

Beltmann, I'd like to get a copy of your syllabus for your FIlm & Society (?) course that you are teaching. I'm curious to see what films are on there. Have you considered putting Watchmen on there? I'm not sure if you teach high school or college (obviously not appropriate for high school)? I'm reading Watchmen & Philosophy and it has opened my eyes to things that I didn't really notice and/or had trouble to put into words or concentrate on. Cheers, Kristofor

I have to disagree with you on that. I really thought that that movie was the closest thing to a perfect movie I've seen in a long time. I'll stop there since you made up your mind about what you saw and I can't obviously change that. Not that I want to change your mind. I do (hold it in) find it troublesome to use a phrase like "not impressed" when discussing a film. It sounds like talking about a blind date, that person across the bar, a puppy's trick, etc. A friend of mine uses that all the time and it pisses me off to no end. I picture him in a dark theater with his ass sliding off the

A nice and balmy 35 degrees in Southern NH. Whatever snow is left on the grass is kind of melting. So I guess it makes everyone happy. You have a white christmas and an idea that spring is coming. Horrible that some 18 people died during the storm in the midwest.

Sorry, after Rareair's comment that was the only image in my head. It is a fact that I really didn't know or realize. I'm more of a MLB guy anyways. I'm assuming Carson Palmer is in the same boat as Romo? Picture Romo in 10 years or so: Uncle Romo: I coulda gone to the Super Bowl, sport. If it weren't for that Jessica Simpson. Nephew: Who's Jessica SImpson? Uncle Romo: Eh dudn't matter anyway...she was just a girl...she was just a girl...

I'll leave you with an amazing tribute to the year in films for 2009. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5bc8zFUiQE&feature=player_embedded

On behalf of Red Sox Nation, thanks for Josh Beckett, Mike Lowell and Jeremy Hermida ( ) Yeah, I think that's why Bay is skeptical about signing with the Mets. That's a pretty big park, Citi Field. Yes, I think Theo would be willing to move any chess pieces to get Adrian. It would pay off like you mentioned.

I agree. We'll soon find out soon enough how it all pans out. I think they'll strand 40 players on an island and have them fight until there's 4 OF, 4IF, & enough guys left in the bullpen. It worked for Stone Cold Steve Austin in The Condemned.

Have you caught the free downloads for Ashes Of American Flags? Or better yet start with the dvd and see if you can still download the mp3's. Also, the official site should have the bonus eps for A Ghost Is Born and Yankee Hotel Foxtrot and Sky Blue Sky. The Owl & Bear is a great site for live boots. Some (maybe most) feel that Wilco (The Album) was the culmination of the "sound/s" of Wilco. A buffet style if you will. This presumably leaves the door open for a fresh start on the next record. Oh and don't forget to get Mermaid Avenue I & II, if you haven't already.

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Since someone said something about there not being enough jibber jabber about the Red Sox and Yankees, how strange are these developments? "The Jason Bay to Boston rumors aren't exactly gaining momentum. An ESPNBoston.com article classifies the chances of a Bay return as a "long shot," while SI.com's Jon Heyman tweets that the Red Sox would probably only consider Bay for less ("maybe much less") than the Mets' best offer. Gordon Edes of ESPN Boston adds (via Twitter) that Mike Cameron's agent hasn't heard anything about the Sox pursuing another left fielder. 8:36am: In yesterday's round

Sometime tomorrow during the day. She must have liked Goonies growing up to marry him.